Migrating WinXP Favorites to Vista

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Michael R. Rojik

Although the help file says that it is possible to migrate Favorites from an
earlier version of Windows, it refuses to recognize my existing Favorites
file format. For me it is very important to be able to access them. In Vista
they seem to be called bookmarks. Any help would be appreciated.

Michael
 
Michael R. Rojik said:
Although the help file says that it is possible to migrate Favorites from
an
earlier version of Windows, it refuses to recognize my existing Favorites
file format. For me it is very important to be able to access them. In
Vista
they seem to be called bookmarks. Any help would be appreciated.

Michael
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See your other post.
 
Michael R. Rojik said:
Although the help file says that it is possible to migrate
Favorites from an earlier version of Windows, it refuses to
recognize my existing Favorites file format.
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What? I picked them up (from a backup copy)
and dropped them into Vista Favourites folder!
 
fred_eg_bowinatuck said:
What? I picked them up (from a backup copy)
and dropped them into Vista Favourites folder!
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Have you tried adding any new links to any of those folders? I used a
backup copy and paste like you did and Vista wouldn't let me add any new
favourites to folders copied and pasted from XP. It would let me add though
to the folders which were already there. I posted here and was told to
export from XP then import the file to Vista, in html format. Worked great,
now it works like it should.
 
Michael R. Rojik said:
Although the help file says that it is possible to migrate Favorites from
an
earlier version of Windows, it refuses to recognize my existing Favorites
file format. For me it is very important to be able to access them. In
Vista
they seem to be called bookmarks. Any help would be appreciated.

Michael
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Delete your Favorites in the format Vista won't recognize, export from XP
with an html file then import the file to Vista Favorites. I was having the
problem you were, posted here and received this advise, the Favorites folder
now works like it should.
 
Pumpkin said:
Have you tried adding any new links to any of those folders? I
used a backup copy and paste like you did and Vista wouldn't let
me add any new favourites to folders copied and pasted from XP.
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Works fine. I did not do anything fancy,
merely zipped the directory, and used explorer to pull it out.

Organise works fine (not often used), in fact I have done
everything I would normally do, saving a few url a day and
moving them (old and new url) about.
 
Pumpkin said:
Delete your Favorites in the format Vista won't recognize,
export from XP with an html file then import the file to
Vista Favorites. I was having the problem you were, posted
here and received this advise, the Favorites folder
now works like it should.
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Well, that is one problem with Vista I never inherited!

XP Pro to Vista Home Premium.

Hmm, could it be I out it in Administrator account!
 
fred_eg_bowinatuck said:
Well, that is one problem with Vista I never inherited!

XP Pro to Vista Home Premium.

Hmm, could it be I out it in Administrator account!
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Well, maybe it's XP Pro, I'm a home edition. I'm adminstrator on all of our
computers. I'm glad it's working for you. :)
 
Pumpkin said:
Well, maybe it's XP Pro, I'm a home edition.
I'm adminstrator on all of our computers.
I'm glad it's working for you. :)
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I just went on the network and pulled favourites
off of XP Home computers, using explorer.
 
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